true

Definition of true

truer

truest

2a(1): being in accordance with the actual state of affairs <true description>(2): conformable to an essential reality (3): fully realized or fulfilled <dreams come true>b:ideal, essentialc: being that which is the case rather than what is manifest or assumed <the true dimension of the problem>d:consistent<true to character>

3a: properly so called <true love><the true faith><the true stomach of ruminant mammals>b(1): possessing the basic characters of and belonging to the same natural group as <a whale is a true but not a typical mammal>(2):typical<the true cats>